The service aims to:

• increase the number of children and their whānau living in warm, dry and safer homes.

• reduce the number of children needing medical care caused by unhealthy homes.

Healthy homes kaimahi work with whānau to:

• look at issues in the home that cause mould, condensation and draughts

• equip their home with safety devices for young tamariki

• offer support with any tenancy needs

• improve the functionality of crowded living situations

The Healthy Homes Initiative was established in 2013 by Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora.

Originally available only to whānau in some regions, it was expanded to a nationwide service in 2022 after an evaluation of the first three years of the service showed that:

• the number of Healthy Homes service users needing hospital care was reduced by 19.8 percent 

• that when whānau did need hospital care, their illness was less severe and their time in hospital was shorter

Read more on the Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora website.

We can also talk with you about other Te Piki Oranga services that might be right for you and your whānau, such as:

• Well Child Tamariki Ora - support through the early days and years of raising your tamariki

• Immunisation Services - protection against diseases that can cause serious illness

• Te Puna Hauora - support for the self-management of long-term conditions (eg asthma)